Bovine Tuberculosis

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the forecast annual cost is arising from the decision by her Department to pay for one pre-malevolent bovine tuberculosis test.

Ben Bradshaw: Based on 2005 monthly cattle movement data and assuming cattle are tested in groups of 20, the maximum cost to Government of paying for all pre-movement testing to the end of June is estimated at £714,000.
	However, as Government support is limited to one test per herd owner, and as the figure does not take account of herd owners who use their routine herd test, the actual costs to Government will be lower. These transitional support arrangements end on 30 June 2006.

Rural Payments Agency

Eric Pickles: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms have received the correct payment in full from the Rural Payments Agency; and by what date all farmers will have received full payment.

Mark Lancaster: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects the payments due to (a) Mr. Andrew Ramply and (b) other farmers who received their statement of entitlement for the single farm payment on 1 March to be validated.

James Paice: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
	(1)  what proportion of entitlement statements for the single farm payment being sent to farmers were unvalidated; and what steps she is taking to ensure that these farmers receive their payments before the end of March;
	(2)  what plans she has to assist those farmers who will not receive single farm payments before 31 March;
	(3)  what estimate she has made of the number of farmers who will not have received their single farm payments by 31 March.

Bernard Jenkin: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many farms have received the correct single farm payment in full from the Rural Payments Agency; and by which date she expects all farmers to have received full payment.

Michael Spicer: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs when she expects to complete the single farm payments for financial year 2005–06; and if she will make a statement.

Nadine Dorries: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps her Department is taking to improve the level of efficiency in processing single farm payment payments and receipts; and if she will make a statement.

Roger Gale: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 
	(1)  what percentage of eligible farmers in England had received their full entitlement to single farm payment as at 31 March 2006;
	(2)  how many eligible farmers in England are awaiting payment of outstanding single farm monies due to them.

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the progress towards making outstanding payments under the single payment scheme since 16 March; and if she will make a statement.

Jim Knight: In total, 120,367 applications were received for the single payment scheme (SPS). By the end of Friday 21 April 51,003 claims (42.5 per cent.) had been paid.
	The remaining claims will be paid as soon as legally possible following the positive action set out in my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State's written statement on 16 March 2006, Official Report, column 104WS, the response to the hon. Member for South East Cambridgeshire (Mr. Paice) on 27 March 2006, Official Report, column 543), and the written statement on 19 April 2006, Official Report, column 13WS.

Pupil Numbers

David Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many children are forecast to be aged (a) up to four years, (b) primary school age, (c) secondary school age and (d) 16 to 18 years in each of the next 25 years for which figures are available.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 2 May 2006
	The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your question about how many children are forecast to be aged (a) up to four years, (b) primary school age, (c) secondary school age and (d) 16 to 18 years in each of the next 25 years for which figures are available. I am replying in her absence. (65991)
	The attached table shows the projected number of children in the United Kingdom aged 0 to 4, 5 to 11, 12 to 15 and 16 to 18 for the years 2004 to 2029 inclusive.
	The 2004-based national population projections are based on assumptions about future migration, fertility and mortality. Future experience may well differ from these assumptions. More information, including alternative high and low variant assumptions, can be found on the GAD website at: http://www.gad.gov.uk/Population/index.asp?dp=Current+projectio ns&subYear=Proceed.
	
		Projected number of children in the United Kingdom, 2004–29 Thousand
		
			  Age group(1) 
			 Year(2) 0 to 4 5 to 11 12 to 15 16 to 18 Total aged 0 to 18 
		
		
			 2004 3,389 5,116 3,141 2,353 13,999 
			 2005 3,427 5,045 3,124 2,375 13,970 
			 2006 3,471 4,965 3,092 2,384 13,913 
			 2007 3,511 4,901 3,029 2,389 13,830 
			 2008 3,530 4,857 2,976 2,395 13,757 
			 2009 3,521 4,832 2,953 2,372 13,677 
			 2010 3,501 4,836 2,921 2,326 13,585 
			 2011 3,493 4,844 2,894 2,275 13,506 
			 2012 3,492 4,865 2,851 2,246 13,454 
			 2013 3,498 4,900 2,784 2,233 13,415 
			 2014 3,509 4,934 2,734 2,219 13,396 
			 2015 3,524 4,951 2,714 2,194 13,383 
			 2016 3,540 4,945 2,739 2,144 13,368 
			 2017 3,556 4,930 2,792 2,096 13,373 
			 2018 3,571 4,927 2,837 2,058 13,394 
			 2019 3,585 4,933 2,859 2,058 13,435 
			 2020 3,595 4,946 2,852 2,100 13,493 
			 2021 3,603 4,964 2,833 2,154 13,553 
			 2022 3,606 4,985 2,822 2,181 13,594 
			 2023 3,606 5,006 2,819 2,178 13,609 
			 2024 3,603 5,026 2,822 2,160 13,611 
			 2025 3,597 5,043 2,830 2,149 13,620 
			 2026 3,589 5,057 2,841 2,145 13,631 
			 2027 3,578 5,067 2,853 2,145 13,643 
			 2028 3,564 5,073 2,867 2,150 13,653 
			 2029 3,550 5,073 2,880 2,157 13,660 
		
	
	(1) Age relates to completed years as at June 30 of the year shown. Age 11 has been used as the upper bound for primary school age as the majority of children will be aged 11 at 30 June of their final year in primary school.
	(2) Figures are for the population at June 30 of the year shown.
	Source:
	2004-based national population projections, GAD

Ethiopia

Phyllis Starkey: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what development assistance (a) his Department and (b) the EU has provided to Ethiopia in each of the last five years.

Hilary Benn: DFID's development assistance to Ethiopia (in the last five complete financial years) is as follows:
	
		
			  £ million 
			  Amount 
		
		
			 2000–01 16.2 
			 2001–02 11.8 
			 2002–03 42.7 
			 2003–04 43.3 
			 2004–05 62.4 
		
	
	Assistance from the EU (in calendar years) is as follows, with DFID's share of this funding shown in brackets:
	
		
			  £ million 
			  Amount 
		
		
			 2000 45.6 (10.2) 
			 2001 69.4 (11.8) 
			 2002 77.7 (9.3) 
			 2003 91.3 (10.3) 
			 2004 61.5 (11.3)

Queen's Flight

John Hemming: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the total cost was of the Queen's Flight in each of the last four financial years; how much of these costs were (a) fixed and (b) variable; and how many miles were flown by the Queen's Flight in each year.

Don Touhig: The total cost of the 32 (The Royal) Squadron in each of the last four financial years and the breakdown of these costs into (a) fixed and (b) variable costs are shown in the following table:
	
		Fixed and variable costs for 32 (The Royal) Squadron £ million
		
			 Financial year Fixed costs Variable costs Total 
		
		
			 2002–03 20.2 5.0 25.2 
			 2003–04 14.5 4.8 19.3 
			 2004–05 11.7 4.6 16.3 
			 2005–06 11.4 5.8 17.2 
		
	
	We are not able to provide a figure on how many miles are flown by 32 (The Royal) Squadron as this information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

East Midlands (Tourism Deficit)

Edward Garnier: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what the estimated regional tourism deficit was for the East Midlands area in (a) money and (b) numbers of visitors in each of the last five years for which figures are available.

James Purnell: The estimated expenditure and visits from inbound, outbound and domestic tourism in the East Midlands are shown in the following tables. Figures are provided for 2000 to 2004, the latest year for which data are available.
	Expenditure
	
		Inbound and outbound tourism £ million
		
			  Overseas residents' spending in the East Midlands East Midlands residents' spending abroad Difference 
		
		
			 2000 250 1,475 -1,225 
			 2001 265 1,653 -1,388 
			 2002 285 1,688 -1,403 
			 2003 301 1,854 -1,553 
			 2004 448 2,027 -1,579 
		
	
	Source:
	International Passenger Survey (East Midlands = Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire)
	
		Domestic tourism £ million
		
			  UK residents' spending in the East Midlands East Midlands residents' spending in the UK (excluding East Midlands) Difference 
		
		
			 2000 1,169 1,621 -452 
			 2001 1,182 1,635 -453 
			 2002 1,385 1,694 -309 
			 2003 1,352 1,775 -423 
			 2004 1,201 1,514 -313 
		
	
	Source:
	United Kingdom Tourism Survey (East Midlands = East Midlands Development Agency Area)
	Visits
	
		Inbound and outbound tourism Thousands
		
			  Overseas residents' visits to the East Midlands East Midlands residents' visits abroad Difference 
		
		
			 2000 820 3,485 -2,665 
			 2001 788 3,880 -3,092 
			 2002 865 3,868 -3,003 
			 2003 984 4,129 -3,145 
			 2004 1,061 4,469 -3,408 
		
	
	Source:
	International Passenger Survey (East Midlands = Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire)
	
		Domestic tourism  Thousands
		
			  UK residents' visits to the East Midlands East Midlands residents' visits in the UK (excluding East Midlands) Difference 
		
		
			 2000 10,499 9,758 741 
			 2001 9,577 10,268 -691 
			 2002 10,914 10,451 463 
			 2003 9,613 8,993 620 
			 2004 8,032 7,220 812 
		
	
	Source:
	United Kingdom Tourism Survey (East Midlands = East Midlands Development Agency Area)
	These tables exclude expenditure and visits by domestic leisure day visitors as these figures are not available over the required time period. Please note the latter two tables refer to number of visits not visitors.
	Sample sizes at regional levels will be small and so estimates will be subject to a high margin of error. Caution should therefore be exercised when interpreting the data.
	United Kingdom Tourism Survey data for 2004 should be treated with particular caution owing to concerns about the methodology used to produce these figures. An extensive review of this survey has since taken place and a new methodology has been adopted.
	Due to the level of non-response to the question of area of residence on the International Passenger Survey, figures for expenditure and visits by East Midlands residents abroad are likely to be slightly under-estimated.

Sports Funding (Coventry)

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what central Government funding has been allocated to sport in Coventry in each of the last eight years.

Richard Caborn: Financial support for sport from public sources is primarily channelled through Sport England and UK Sport, the two DCMS sponsored bodies which award Lottery grants and dispense Exchequer funds for sport from DCMS.
	Sport England
	The table shows the Exchequer and Lottery funding which Sport England has awarded to Coventry between 1997 and 2005.
	
		
			£ 
			  Lottery(4)awards Exchequer awards Total for year 
		
		
			 1997 1,781,993 — 1,781,993 
			 1998 552,787 — 552,787 
			 1999 181,954 — 181,954 
			 2000 — 58,000 58,000 
			 2001 741,908 40,000 781,908 
			 2002 339,477 12,000 352,477 
			 2003 1,120,355 — 1,120,355 
			 2004 383,125 — 383,125 
			 2005 2,732,678 — 2,732,678 
		
	
	(4) The figures provided include Lottery awards made through programmes such as: Community Capital, Community Investment Fund, Active Communities Development Fund, Active Sports, Active England, Community Athletics Refurbishment Programme, Sport Action Zones and Green Spaces. They also include mixed Lottery and Exchequer awards made through programmes such as: School Sports Partnerships and Space for Sport and Arts.
	UK Sport
	It is not possible for UK Sport to determine an amount of Lottery or Exchequer funding allocated to Coventry as its funding is not directed to specific regions.

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

Philip Hollobone: To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the extent of ministerial powers to be granted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill.

Jim Murphy: I refer the hon. Member to my letter of 12 April 2006 to the Chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee, the hon. Member for Ellesmere Port and Neston (Andrew Miller). Copies are available in the Library.

Imitation Weapons

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the extent of the use of imitation and replica weapons by criminals.

Hazel Blears: Imitation weapons were used in 30 per cent. of non-air weapon offences in 2006. Detailed figures are published in Quarterly Crime Statistics and Violent Crime Overview 26 January 2006.
	The Violent Crime Reduction Bill includes a number of new provisions to tackle the use of imitation firearms. These include a ban on the manufacture or sale of realistic imitation firearms; tougher manufacturing standards to prevent imitation firearms being converted to fire live ammunition and tougher sentences for carrying imitation firearms.
	
		Table 3.03: Crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales in which firearms were reported to have been used by typeof principal weapon Number of offences
		
			  1998–99(7) 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02(8) 2002–03(9) 2003–04 2004–05 
		
		
			 Long -barrelled shotgun 322 353 303 380 361 424 305 
			 
			 Sawn-off shotgun 320 340 305 332 310 294 293 
			 
			 Handgun
			 Converted imitation — — — — — — 20 
			 Reactivated — — — — — — 2 
			 Converted air pistol — — — — — — 18 
			 Other — — — — — — 866 
			 Type unknown — — — — — — 3,441 
			 Handgun total 2,687 3,685 4,109 5,874 5,549 5,144 4,347 
			 
			 Rifle 43 67 36 64 52 48 55 
			 
			 Imitation firearm
			 Imitation handgun — — — — — — 354 
			 Soft air weapon — — — — — — 200 
			 BB gun — — — — — — 2,625 
			 Deactivated firearm — — — — — — 1 
			 Blank firer — — — — — — 27 
			 Other Imitation — — — — — — 126 
			 Imitation firearm total 566 823 787 1,245 1,815 2,146 3,333 
			 
			 Unidentified firearm 665 762 950 1,176 1,431 1,356 1,462 
			 
			 Other firearm
			 Unconverted starting gun (10)— (10)— (10)— (10)— (10)— (10)— 9 
			 CS gas — — — — — — 515 
			 Pepper spray — — — — — — 140 
			 Machine gun — — — — — — 25 
			 Stun-gun — — — — — — 142 
			 Other converted imitation weapon — — — — — — 1 
			 Other reactivated weapon — — — — — — — 
			 Disguised firearm — — — — — — 14 
			 Other firearms (specified) — — — — — — 323 
			 Other firearm total 606 813 980 952 730 926 1,178 
			 
			 All weapons excluding air weapons 5,209 6,843 7,470 10,023 10,246 10,338 10,964 
			 
			 Air weapon 8,665 10,103 10,227 12,377 13,822 13,756 11,825 
			 
			 All weapons 13,874 16,946 17,697 22,400 24,070 24,094 22,789 
		
	
	(7) There was a change in the counting rules for recorded crime on 1 April 1998.
	(8) Figures may have been inflated by some police forces implementing the principles of the National Crime Recording Standard before 1 April 2002.
	(9) The National Crime Recording Standard was introduced on 1 April 2002. Figures for some crime categories may have been inflated by this.
	(10) Included in 'Other firearm' total.

Police

Patrick Mercer: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the planned funding levels are for (a) Derbyshire, (b) Leicestershire, (c) Nottinghamshire, (d) Lincolnshire and (e) Northamptonshire police forces for (i) 2006–07, (ii) 2007–08 and (iii) 2008–09.

Hazel Blears: Grant funding, where available, is set out in the table. Funding for 2008–09 will be announced in due course as part of the newly introduced multi year funding settlements.
	
		
			  £ million 
			 Police authority Formula grant allocation 2006–07 Amending report receipts/ payments 2004–05 Amending report receipts/ payments 2005–06 Allocation net of amending reports/ receipts/ payments 2006–07 Formula grant allocation 2007–08 Special formula grant(11), specific grants and capital provision 2006–07 Special formula grant(11), specific grants(12)(13) and capital provision 2007–08 Total grants 2006–07 Total grants 2007–08 
		
		
			 Derbyshire 102.0 0.0 0.3 102.3 105.8 14.3 14.7 116.6 120.5 
			 Leicestershire 107.5 -0.3 -0.2 107.0 111.5 15.0 15.4 122.0 126.5 
			 Lincolnshire 58.3 0.0 0.0 58.3 60.5 17.1 10.7 75.4 71.2 
			 Northamptonshire 69.3 0.1 0.0 69.4 71.7 9.6 10.2 79.0 81.9 
			 Nottinghamshire 127.8 -0.6 -0.4 126.8 132.5 17.6 17.2 144.4 149.7 
		
	
	(11) Special Formula Grant comprises the former specific grants Rural Policing Fund; Special Priority Payments; Forensic (DMA Expansion) Grant.
	(12) Community Support Officers Continuation funding is based on a 3 per cent. uplift.
	(13) 2007–08 figures exclude Pension Deficit Grant that will be based on actual net pensions' costs (estimates are available and used here for 2006–07); and Dedicated Security Posts funding, for which allocations for 2006–07 have been made and are included in the table.

Road Traffic Offences

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) males and (b) females convicted of an offence under section 14 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 have been fined the maximum amount in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available, broken down by age.

Paul Goggins: Available information from 1995 to 2004 (latest available) is given in the table.
	2005 data will be available early in 2007.
	
		Number of maximum fines(18) given at magistrates courts for offences under s.14 of the Road Traffic Act 1988(19), by sex and age-group, England and Wales 1995 to 2004 Number of offences
		
			   Age group 
			  Total fined maximum amount 17 18–19 20–24 (20)25 26–29 30–39 40–49 50+ 
		
		
			 1995  
			 Male 1 — — — 1 — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 1 — — — 1 — — — — 
			   
			 1996  
			 Male 1 1 — — — — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 1 1 — — — — — — — 
			   
			 1997  
			 Male 2 — — — 2 — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 2 — — — 2 — — — — 
			   
			 1998  
			 Male — — — — — — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other 2 — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 2 — — — — — — — — 
			   
			 1999  
			 Male 3 — — — — — 2 1 — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 3 — — — — — 2 1 — 
			   
			 2000  
			 Male 2 — — — 2 — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 2 — — — 2 — — — — 
			 2001  
			 Male — — — — — — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other 2 — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 2 — — — — — — — — 
			   
			 2002  
			 Male 1 — — — — — 1 — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other 1 — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 2 — — — — — 1 — — 
			   
			 2003  
			 Male 1 — — — 1 — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other — — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 1 — — — 1 — — — — 
			   
			 2004  
			 Male — — — — — — — — — 
			 Female — — — — — — — — — 
			 Other 1 — — — — — — — — 
			 Total 1 — — — — — — — — 
		
	
	(18) L2 = £500 for offences under s. 14 Road Traffic Act 1988
	(19) Seat belt offences.
	(20) Ages 17 and 25 separate as they are used as a default age, at Youth and adult courts respectively, when date of birth not known.

Speeding

Maria Miller: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many speeding offences occurred in Hampshire in each year since 1990.

Paul Goggins: Available information on speeding offences for the Hampshire police force area from 1990 to 2004 (latest available) is given in the table.
	Data for 2005 will be available early in 2007.
	
		Speeding offences(21) dealt with by official police action(22), Hampshire police force area, 1990 -2004 Number of offences
		
			  Total offences dealt with (22) 
		
		
			 1990 18,300 
			 1991 18,000 
			 1992 23,700 
			 1993 25,100 
			 1994 37,500 
			 1995 37,600 
			 1996 34,800 
			 1997 33,600 
			 1998 41,400 
			 1999 54,500 
			 2000 34,300 
			 2001 34,900 
			 2002 37,300 
			 2003 51,000 
			 2004 57,200 
		
	
	(21) Offences under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 ss. 16, 81, 84, 86, 88 and 89; Motor Vehicles (Speed Limits on Motorways) Regs 1973; Parks Regulation (Amendment) Act 1926—byelaws made thereunder.
	(22) Includes written warnings, fixed penalty notices and court proceedings.

Scottish Executive

Alex Salmond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value is of monies being held by his Department on behalf of the Scottish Executive.

Des Browne: Details of the End Year Flexibility scheme are set out in the Public Expenditure Outturn White Paper 2005–06, column 6639W. Table 6 of that publication details the End Year Flexibility entitlements for all departments.

Scottish Executive

Alex Salmond: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what restrictions are in place on the drawing down by the Scottish Executive of money held on its behalf by his Department; and if he will make a statement.

Des Browne: Details of the agreed draw-down of end year flexibility the relevant supplementary estimates and accompanying ministerial written statements.

Sparsely Populated Areas

Christopher Huhne: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will estimate the number of households in Scotland and Wales in sparsely populated areas on the same definition as that already used for England; and if he willestimate the proportion in each case of households that (a) are second homes and (b) that have access to a car.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 2 May 2006
	As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking for an estimate of the number of households in Scotland and Wales in sparsely populated areas on the same definition as that already undertaken for England; and an estimate of the proportion in each case of households that a) are second homes and b) that have access to a car. (66546)
	The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is not responsible for the collection of data for Scotland. All enquiries for Scottish 2001 Census data should be directed to the General Register Office for Scotland.
	Table A below shows the number household spaces within Wales that were recorded as either a second home or a holiday residence on Census day (29 April 2001). The data have been extracted from table KS16 on the CD accompaniment to the Census 2001 Key Statistics for the rural and urban area classification 2004, which is available on request from 2001 Census Customer Services [census.customerservices@ons.gsi.gov.uk].
	Table B below shows the number of households within Wales that had access to a car on Census day (29 April 2001). The data is an amalgamation of data extracted from table KS17 on the CD accompaniment to the Census 2001 Key Statistics for the rural and urban area classification 2004.
	
		Table A Wales
		
			  All household spaces 
			   With no residents 
			 Area With residents Vacant Second residence/holiday accommodation 
		
		
			 Wales 1,209,048 51,252 15,516 
			 Urban >10,000—Sparse 23,658 848 69 
			 Town and Fringe—Sparse 43,686 2,475 2,942 
			 Village—Sparse 64,063 3,344 4,663 
			 Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling—Sparse 48,871 2,512 2,976 
			 Urban >10,000—Less Sparse 754,490 30,399 1,878 
			 Town and Fringe—Less Sparse 155,231 6,647 940 
			 Village—Less Sparse 82,482 3,362 1,293 
			 Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling—Less Sparse 36,567 1,665 755 
		
	
	Source:
	Table KS16 in the Census 2001 Key Statistics for the rural and urban area classification 2004
	
		Table B Wales
		
			  All households 
			   Number of households (number of cars or vans) 
			 Area All households None One or more 
		
		
			 Wales 1,209,048 313,797 895,251 
			 Urban >10,000—Sparse 23,658 7,760 15,898 
			 Town and Fringe—Sparse 43,686 12,311 31,375 
			 Village—Sparse 64,063 10,351 53,712 
			 Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling—Sparse 48,871 4,287 44,584 
			 Urban >10,000—Less Sparse 754,490 221,915 532,575 
			 Town and Fringe—Less Sparse 155,231 40,663 114,568 
			 Village—Less Sparse 82,482 12,546 69,936 
			 Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling—Less Sparse 36,567 3,964 32,603 
		
	
	Source :
	Table KS17 in the Census 2001 Key Statistics for the rural and urban area classification 2004

Stamp Duty

Eric Pickles: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer 
	(1)  what the revenue was from residential stamp duty from the (a) 3 per cent. and (b) 4 per cent. band in each year since its creation; and if he will estimate the revenue for 2006–07;
	(2)  how many occupiers of domestic properties paid residential stamp duty on sale at the (a) 3 per cent. and (b) 4 per cent. rate in each year since its creation; and if he will estimate the number of occupiers paying in 2006–07.

Ivan Lewis: Purchases of property worth more than £250,000 and up to £500,000 have borne stamp duty at 3 per cent., and those in excess of £500,000 4 per cent., since 2000–01. Estimated revenues from residential transactions fallingin those bands are available at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/stats/stamp_duty/table15_3_october04.xls.
	Estimated revenues from stamp duty on residential transactions in 2005–06 will be published in September.
	Estimated numbers of transactions subject to these rates are given in the following table:
	
		
			   Thousand 
			 Consideration £250,001 to £500,000 Above £500,000 
			 Rate of stamp duty 3 per cent. 4 per cent. 
		
		
			 2000–01 68 13 
			 2001–02 96 17 
			 2002–03 120 23 
			 2003–04 135 26 
			 2004–05 181 30 
		
	
	Forecasts of stamp duty revenues and numbers of residential transactions in those bands are not available.

British Transport Police

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many British Transport Police officers there have been in each region in each year since 1997.

Derek Twigg: holding answer 26 April 2006
	The British Transport Police have provided the following information on officers employed by the BTP in each of its areas since 1997–98. 
	
		
			  Number of police officers 
			  1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 
		
		
			 FHQ 111 113 113 110 121 
			 London North 319 312 297 310 307 
			 London South 293 282 288 300 301 
			 London Underground 401 416 402 405 452 
			 North Eastern Area 195 205 197 192 188 
			 North Western Area 280 275 268 270 256 
			 Scotland Area 197 200 199 202 203 
			 Wales and Western Area 299 303 309 320 295 
			 Secondments — — — — — 
		
	
	
		
			  Number of police officers 
			  2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 
		
		
			 FHQ 139 149 182 255 
			 London North 311 289 339 406 
			 London South 324 310 324 353 
			 London Underground 476 567 681 744 
			 North Eastern Area 193 197 205 207 
			 North Western Area 263 256 255 271 
			 Scotland Area 205 207 211 225 
			 Wales and Western Area 295 281 288 309 
			 Secondments — 24 9 4

Grievance Procedures

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many grievance procedures have been initiated in his Department in each of the last three years.

Derek Twigg: The number of grievance procedures initiated in the Department for Transport in each of the last three years is as follows:
	
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 2003 14 
			 2004 26 
			 2005 50 
		
	
	Highways Agency are not included in the figures as they do not collect this information centrally, but are doing so from 1 April 2006.
	There are several reasons for an increase in cases over the three years that includes:
	staff have a greater awareness of the procedures available to them;
	managers are encouraged to be proactive and deal with issues as they occur;
	more accurate recording of cases.

Infrastructure Projects

Greg Knight: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made of the potential for (a) cost and (b) time savings through reform of planning processes and public inquiries for major infrastructure projects; and if he will make a statement.

Derek Twigg: The Department has considered, with other relevant Departments, the scope for improving the effectiveness of the planning system in handling proposals for major infrastructure schemes. Rod Eddington, who has been appointed by the Department for Transport and Her Majesty's Treasury to advise on the long-term impact of transport decisions on the UK's productivity, stability and growth, is also now considering this as part of his study. The Department has not sought to estimate specific cost or time savings which might result from changes to the planning system.

Purple Airspace

Ben Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the flights other than those used by members of the royal family which were granted Purple airspace in each year since 1997.

Derek Twigg: The configuration and promulgation of "Purple Airspace" ceased in 2001 in response to the terrorist attacks on 11 September 2005. Royal and selected VIP flights are now contained within the UK's existing controlled airspace structure and, as necessary, within time-limited temporary controlled airspace outside the permanent route structure.
	Such flights include those by members of other royal families, other reigning sovereigns, prime ministers, heads of state of commonwealth and foreign countries, and UK Members of Parliament requiring expeditious handling. The above measures are implemented by means of a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM). As NOTAM is also used to implement a number of other air traffic control procedures, and records kept are not subject specific, it is not possible to provide the hon. Member with a definitive number of royal and VIP flights that have flown within existing and temporary controlled airspace.

Road Accidents (Essex)

Simon Burns: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many people were (a) killed and (b) injured in road accidents in Essex, excluding Southend and Thurrock, in each year between 1995 and 2004.

Stephen Ladyman: The number of people killed and injured in each county and unitary authority in Great Britain are published annually in the report "Road Casualties Great Britain".
	The number of people killed and injured in personal injury road accidents in Essex (excluding the unitary authorities of Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock) each year between 1995 and 2004 (the latest for which figures are available) are given in the following table.
	
		Number of people killed and injured in Essex (excluding UA's): 1995–2004
		
			  Killed Serious and slightly injured 
		
		
			 1995 74 7,298 
			 1996 82 7,206 
			 1997 77 7,322 
			 1998 73 7,187 
			 1999 94 7,259 
			 2000 75 7,533 
			 2001 100 7,180 
			 2002 75 6,716 
			 2003 89 6,600 
			 2004 93 6,515

Royal Travel

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport pursuant to the answer of 18 April 2006, Official Report, columns 59–60W, on royal travel, why environmental impact is not one of the given criteria for determining the mode of travel; and if he will change the criteria to include environmental impacts.

Derek Twigg: The criteria which were established in 1997 were based on previous guidelines on royal and ministerial travel. However, as part of a current review of the Financial Memorandum, governing the grant-in-aid with the Royal Household, the criteria for official royal travel will be re-examined to consider the need for any change.

Transport Improvements (Coventry)

Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what transport improvements for which his Department is responsible there have been in Coventry, South in the past 12 months; what further improvements are planned; and if he will make a statement.

Derek Twigg: The following schemes were carried out in the last 12 months:
	The Highways Agency have carried out a number of maintenance enhancement works on the A45 and A46 trunk roads including reconstruction of the A45 between Ryton-on-Dunsmore and the Tollbar End junction (£1.2 million); a junction improvement at A45/A445 at Ryton-on-Dunsmore (£4.5 million); and erection of noise barriers on the A46 south of interchange with A45 at Stivichall (£0.27 million).
	In March 2005 Network Rail replaced two level crossings; with a road bridge at Tile Hill, and a pedestrian footbridge at Canley.
	Under the West Midlands Local Transport Plan settlement for 2005–06, almost £70 million was allocated to the West Midlands metropolitan local authorities (of which £6.56 million was for Coventry) for transport measures (under £5 million) and road maintenance.
	In addition, the following schemes are planned:
	A £57 million upgrade of A45/A46 Tollbar End roundabout to provide a grade separated interchange is proposed for 2009–10.
	The £31 million LTP funded Coventry Quality Bus Network scheme will substantially improve bus service provision in four key corridors and will enhance access to some of the most disadvantaged communities. Full approval was given in December 2004 and is due to be completed in 2008.
	Network Rail are undertaking resignalling and providing twin-tracking in August/September 2006 on the Leamington to Nuneaton line to the south of Coventry Station.

Addictions

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people are estimated to have (a) a gambling addiction, (b) an alcohol addiction and (c) a drug addiction in (i) Northern Ireland and (ii) each council area in each of the last five years.

Shaun Woodward: Information on the number of people estimated to have a gambling addiction is not available.
	Information regarding alcohol addiction is not available as requested. The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) carried out the first ever census of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services on 1 March 2005. Using the data collected, we are able to provide the following information on persons in treatment for alcohol-misuse. It is important to note that alcohol misuse does not constitute addiction.
	
		
			  Health and Social Services Board Persons in treatment for alcohol only misuse Persons in treatment for both drugs and alcohol misuse 
		
		
			 Eastern 1,002 340 
			 Northern 706 145 
			 Southern 624 147 
			 Western 476 215 
			 Prisons 42 108 
			 Hospitals 224 5 
			 Northern Ireland 3,074 960 
		
	
	Information regarding drug addiction is not available by district council as requested. The Northern Ireland Addicts Index Database holds information on all those persons registered in concurrence with the Misuse of Drugs (Notification of and Supply to Addicts) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 1973. Using the data held we are able to provide the following information on persons who were registered on the index. The information is provided at both HSS Board and Trust level.
	
		
			 HSS Board 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
		
		
			 Eastern HSSB 108 106 86 105 97 
			 Northern HSSB 147 133 104 115 102 
			 Southern HSSB 17 19 23 14 15 
			 Western HSSB 30 38 26 21 20 
			 Northern Ireland 302 296 239 (37)259 (38)239 
		
	
	(37) This figure includes four individuals for whom Health and Social Services Trust could not be established.
	(38) This figure includes five individuals for whom Health and Social Services Trust could not be established.
	
		
			 HSS Trust 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 
		
		
			 Armagh and Dungannon 11 15 12 9 11 
			 Causeway 9 9 12 10 7 
			 Craigavon and Banbridge 3 2 4 2 2 
			 Down Lisburn 12 13 10 10 10 
			 Foyle Community 15 21 19 16 12 
			 Homefirst Community 138 124 92 105 95 
			 Newry and Mourne 3 2 7 3 2 
			 North and West Belfast 45 42 21 21 16 
			 South and East Belfast 29 32 43 63 62 
			 Sperrin Lakeland 15 17 7 5 8 
			 Ulster Community 22 19 12 11 9 
			 Northern Ireland 302 296 239 (39)259 (40)239 
		
	
	(39) This figure includes four individuals for whom Health and Social Services Trust could not be established.
	(40) This figure includes five individuals for whom Health and Social Services Trust could not be established.

Alzheimer's Disease

Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people with Alzheimer's disease in Northern Ireland were prescribed anticholinisterase drugs in each of the last five years.

Shaun Woodward: Information is not available on drugs prescribed to people with Alzheimer's disease. However, information is available on the number of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors prescription items dispensed in primary care from 2001 to 2005 (see Table 1 below). Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are commonly used to treat the dementia of Alzheimer's disease. Information is not available on the actual number of individuals that this relates to.
	
		Table 1
		
			  Number of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitor prescription items dispensed 
		
		
			 2001 15,087 
			 2002 19,605 
			 2003 25,986 
			 2004 33,056 
			 2005 38,245 
		
	
	Note:
	Figures include data for donepezil hydrochloride, galantamine, memantine hydrochloride and rivastigmine.
	Source:
	Central Services Agency

Anti-racism Funding

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the effects of the funding awarded to each of the 13 organisations in February 2005 to tackle racism.

Angela Smith: In February 2005 £100,000 was made available specifically to assist local communities build positive relationships with minority ethnic people, thereby helping to tackle hate crime in a number of geographical areas. 33 organisations applied and 13 received funding. These projects were subject to continual monitoring to ensure that they fulfilled the aims and objectives set out in the original applications.
	This investment, in the Government's view, represents good value for money. It has enabled those organisations to undertake a range of activities and develop programmes to help minority ethnic and migrant groups integrate into society. The programmes also addressed the problem of racism. For example, over 100 people attended workshops across Northern Ireland to share experiences and develop action plans to tackle racism; a CD ROM is being produced to promote the integration of minority ethnic people into the local communities; over 75 people, in the Greater Belfast area, representing five community groups received anti-racism and diversity training; over 200 young people from local schools in the mid-Ulster area attended a Chinese cultural awareness and martial arts event; 90 people from North and East Belfast attended cultural celebration events; and 75 children from the mid-Down area attended a six week summer camp designed to tackle issues such as conflict resolution.

Biotinidase Deficiency

Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what recent estimate he has made of the cost of (a) treating and (b) educating a child with Biotinidase deficiency until (i) 16 and (ii) 18-years-old in Northern Ireland.

Shaun Woodward: Biotinidase deficiency is a rare condition. With approximately 12 cases per year across the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland's proportional share, based on number of births, would be one case every three years. Given the small numbers affected, the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety does not record the specific costs of treating a child with this condition.
	Specific medical conditions such as biotinidase deficiency are not recorded by education and library boards (ELBs) as part of the school census process. Only one of the ELBs is aware of children in their area with biotinidase deficiency. Regardless of specific medical conditions and their severity, special educational needs provision is matched to the individual needs of pupils. As this provision may be made in a special school, a special unit of a mainstream class, the associated cost cannot be provided for individual pupils.

Depression (Drug Prescriptions)

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the change was in the estimated annual numbers of drugs prescribed to people in Northern Ireland suffering from depression between 1995 and 2005.

Shaun Woodward: The information is not available in exactly the form requested, however we can provide information on anti-depressant prescription items dispensed in the community from 2000 to 2005.
	
		Table 1: Change in anti-depressant prescription items dispensed
		
			  Anti-depressant prescription items Percentage change 
		
		
			 2000 1,021,852 — 
			 2001 1,096,255 7.28 
			 2002 1,200,540 9.51 
			 2003 1,276,880 6.36 
			 2004 1,336,782 4.69 
			 2005 1,356,284 1.46 
		
	
	Source:
	Prescription Cost Analysis, Central Services Agency
	
		Table 2: Change in anti-depressant prescription items dispensed as a percentage of total items dispensed
		
			  Total number of prescription items Number of anti-depressant prescription items Anti-depressants as percentage of total prescription items Change in percentage 
		
		
			 2000 23,385,701 1,021,852 4.37 — 
			 2001 24,302,910 1,096,255 4.51 0.14 
			 2002 25,766,854 1,200,540 4.66 0.15 
			 2003 26,493,398 1,276,880 4.82 0.16 
			 2004 27,365,465 1,336,782 4.88 0.07 
			 2005 27,981,857 1,356,284 4.85 -0.04 
		
	
	Source:
	Prescription Cost Analysis, Central Services Agency
	
		Table 3: Change in anti-depressant prescription items dispensed per head of population
		
			  Mid-year estimate of population Anti-depressant prescription items per head of population Percentage change 
		
		
			 2000 1,682,944 0.61 — 
			 2001 1,689,319 0.65 6.88 
			 2002 1,696,641 0.71 9.04 
			 2003 1,702,628 0.75 5.98 
			 2004 1,710,322 0.78 4.22 
		
	
	Note:
	The 2005 mid-year estimate of population is not yet available.
	Source:
	Prescription Cost Analysis, Central Services Agency and Mid-year estimate of population, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency

Fountain Primary School

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what plans he has to assist Fountain primary school in Londonderry with its transportation costs.

Angela Smith: The Western Education and Library Board changed its transport policy in September 2005 to restrict home to school transport assistance to eligible pupils. As a result it withdrew concessionary transport for pupils travelling to a number of schools including Fountain primary school.
	Derry city council is considering the provision of short term funding of around £3,000 towards transport costs to cover the period April-June 2006 and this will be discussed at the Councils Development Committee meeting on 11 May.
	I met with the hon. Member for Foyle, and a delegation from Fountain primary school on 5 April 2006 where it was accepted that the Western Board could no longer fund the transport costs for pupils at Fountain primary school. I have, however, agreed to liaise with my hon. Friend, the Member for Delyn, Minister of State for Northern Ireland, to discuss the feasibility of a longer-term solution to the transport problem. Officials from DE and DSD will be meeting shortly to take this issue forward as a matter of urgency.

Community Differentials

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on what evidence the Government bases their view that there is disproportionate poverty and disadvantage among the Catholic community.

Angela Smith: Evidence from the most recent "Households Below Average Income" report for Northern Ireland and the Poverty and Social Exclusion Survey of Northern Ireland both indicate rates of poverty in Catholic households to be higher than for Protestant households. Both publications have been placed in the Libraries of the House.

General Practitioners

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average (a) gross annual salary and (b) weekly working hours were of GPs in Northern Ireland in the last period for which figures are available.

Shaun Woodward: (a) Following the introduction of the new General Medical Services (GMS) contract with effect from 1 April 2004, the contract for the provision of General Medical Services is between the relevant Health and Social Services Board and a GMS practice rather than individual GPs. Under the contract, each GMS practice receives payment and can generate income through a number of streams, some of which are core and some in which participation is a matter of choice for the practice concerned. It is a matter for each GMS contractor to determine how its practice is organised and how much of the funding it receives goes directly to each GP in the practice by way of salary/profit sharing. Since, as independent contractors, GPs are not required to declare information about their salaries, it is not possible to provide accurate average salary figures for the profession. However, officials estimate that in Northern Ireland, on average, the gross annual income per GP, after practice expenses, is currently in the region of £85,000 to £95,000.
	(b) No weekly working hours are stipulated for a GMS contractor (practice) or each GP. However, each GMS contractor is responsible for the provision of General Medical Services to patients within core hours which are defined as,
	"the period beginning at 5am and ending at 6:30pm on any day from, and including, Monday to Friday except a public holiday and a local holiday agreed with the Board".

Heart and Lung Transplant

Vincent Cable: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the average NHS waiting time for a heart and lung transplant was in each of the last five years for which records are available in Northern Ireland.

Shaun Woodward: Information on the average waiting time for a heart and lung transplant in each of the last five years is shown in the following table.
	
		
			  Average waiting time for a heart and lung transplant in days 
		
		
			 2001–02 — 
			 2002–03 — 
			 2003–04 1,402 
			 2004–05 94 
			 2005–06 21 
		
	
	Note:
	An average waiting time for 2001–02 and 2002–03 is not available as no patients received a heart and lung transplant during these years.
	Source:
	Belfast City Hospital Transplant Co-ordinator.
	Figures are based on the time waited by patients, normally resident in Northern Ireland, who received a heart and lung transplant during the financial year. The figures do not include patients who have been removed from the waiting list for medical/social reasons or patients who have died while waiting for the transplant operation.

Invest Northern Ireland

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many jobs were secured by Invest Northern Ireland, and its predecessors, for each of Northern Ireland's constituencies in each of the last 10 years.

Angela Smith: The information is as follows.
	Table 1 shows the number of jobs promoted within each parliamentary constituency area as a result of inward investment projects during the 10 years from 1995–96 to 2004–05.
	
		Table 1: New jobs promoted by parliamentary constituency in inward investment projects (1995–96 to 2004–05)
		
			 Parliamentary constituency 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 
		
		
			 Belfast East 0 44 419 1,149 1,310 40 
			 Belfast North 109 113 569 250 289 1,476 
			 Belfast South 60 203 1,571 988 1,920 595 
			 Belfast West 464 716 153 75 314 250 
			 East Antrim 0 369 200 221 591 2,363 
			 East Londonderry 0 771 62 77 123 26 
			 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 193 344 22 0 236 20 
			 Foyle 1,402 340 1,225 158 960 357 
			 Lagan Valley 1,552 315 0 512 32 0 
			 Mid Ulster 449 0 75 0 0 0 
			 Newry and Armagh 298 109 0 0 0 300 
			 North Antrim 0 363 244 0 0 12 
			 North Down 6 0 51 0 358 0 
			 South Antrim 0 799 130 86 226 0 
			 South Down 30 45 75 275 0 0 
			 Strangford 41 11 100 14 80 0 
			 Upper Bann 264 45 310 202 145 37 
			 West Tyrone 61 100 0 155 0 30 
			
			 NI total 4,929 4,687 5,206 4,162 6,584 5,506 
		
	
	
		
			 Parliamentary constituency 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 Constituency total 
		
		
			 Belfast East 142 0 0 410 3,514 
			 Belfast North 675 0 163 27 3,671 
			 Belfast South 45 216 649 1,379 7,626 
			 Belfast West 215 35 72 750 3,044 
			 East Antrim 76 100 67 112 4,099 
			 East Londonderry 0 0 24 0 1,083 
			 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 108 350 202 0 1,475 
			 Foyle 520 93 486 40 5,581 
			 Lagan Valley 40 0 0 16 2,467 
			 Mid Ulster 0 32 0 166 722 
			 Newry and Armagh 0 75 0 0 782 
			 North Antrim 0 0 0 23 642 
			 North Down 18 41 200 140 814 
			 South Antrim 316 5 0 319 1,881 
			 South Down 134 0 0 0 559 
			 Strangford 15 70 5 19 355 
			 Upper Bann 72 16 110 13 1,214 
			 West Tyrone 150 0 175 53 724 
			   
			 NI total 2,526 1,033 2,153 3,467 40,253 
		
	
	Table 2 shows the number of jobs expected to be created as a result of the Start a Business Programme during the past four years (2002–03 to 2004–05). This information is not available over a longer time period.
	
		Table 2: Jobs created in business start-ups by parliamentary constituency (2002–03 to 2005–06)
		
			 Parliamentary constituency 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Constituency total 
		
		
			 Belfast East 57 122 146 111 436 
			 Belfast North 77 95 113 148 433 
			 Belfast South 101 163 212 161 637 
			 Belfast West 83 114 170 176 543 
			 East Antrim 138 173 268 204 783 
			 East Londonderry 130 169 304 254 857 
			 Fermanagh and South Tyrone 186 111 433 374 1,270 
			 Foyle 164 257 458 322 1,201 
			 Lagan Valley 176 150 224 211 761 
			 Mid Ulster 222 267 342 360 1,191 
			 Newry and Armagh 194 228 355 293 1,070 
			 North Antrim 139 139 256 233 767 
			 North Down 120 198 203 186 707 
			 South Antrim 118 179 213 203 713 
			 South Down 208 290 426 389 1,313 
			 Strangford 151 220 269 260 900 
			 Upper Bann 182 220 311 298 1,011 
			 West Tyrone 130 164 234 247 775 
			   
			 NI total 2,576 3,425 4,937 4,430 15,368

Invest Northern Ireland

Mark Durkan: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland whether Invest Northern Ireland has conducted an equality impact assessment on its policy for making land available for industrial use.

Angela Smith: Invest NI is currently carrying out an Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) of its Business Development Solutions (BDS) programmes of assistance. The impact assessment will be sent out for public consultation later in 2006.
	Invest NI's policy for "making land available for industrial use" will be analysed as part of this Business Development Solutions EQIA.

Irish Speakers

Alasdair McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people in Northern Ireland speak Irish, according to the latest census data.

Angela Smith: A total of 115,731 people (7.15 per cent. of those aged three and over) indicated through the 2001 Census that they could speak Irish.

Office of the First and Deputy First Minister

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many people were employed by the Office of First and Deputy First Minister on 1 March (a) 2002 and (b) 2006.

Angela Smith: The information is as follows.
	
		Number of people employed by Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
		
			  Number 
		
		
			 31 March 2002(46) 373 
			 1 March 2006 335 
		
	
	(46) Information not available at 1 March 2002

Parking

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what (a) revenue was raised and (b) overhead costs were incurred in respect of car parking by each of the hospitals that made charges for car parking in 2005.

Shaun Woodward: The information is not available in the form requested. Where appropriate, the following table shows actual revenue income from parking charges but the overhead costs are estimates. Actual costs are not available.
	
		
			   £ 
			 Hospital Revenue from parking charges in 2005 Estimate of overhead costs in 2005 
		
		
			 Belfast City Hospital 632,000 20,000 
			 Mater Infirmorum Hospital 109,000 35,000 
			 Ulster Hospital 435,000 35,000 
		
	
	In addition to the three hospitals noted, parking at the Royal Group of Hospitals is operated through the private finance initiative. This arrangement does not generate any revenue or incur any overheads for the trust.

Petrol Stations

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 
	(1)  how many petrol filling stations have closed in Northern Ireland in each of the last 10 years;
	(2)  how many petrol filling stations have closed in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

John Healey: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
	Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 2 May 2006
	The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your parliamentary Questions concerning how many petrol filling stations have closed in Northern Ireland in each of the last (a) 5 years and in each of the last 10 years. I am replying in her absence. (65150, 32231)
	The exact information requested is not available. VAT deregistrations provide some indication, but HMRC confirm that they do not provide all the information because businesses cancel their registration for a wide variety of reasons. For example, the figures include closures of independent petrol filling stations that are now operated by other businesses and exclude closures of petrol filling stations within businesses that continue to run other sites. The total number of enterprises de-registering for VAT in Northern Ireland classified to the "Retail Sale of Automotive Fuel" in each of the 10 years to 2004 (this is the latest data available) is:
	
		Analysis showing the count of VAT de-registrations in Northern Ireland for SJC2Q03 5050 retail sale of automotive fuel.
		
			 Data taken at May 2005 Number 
		
		
			 1995 45 
			 1996 50 
			 1997 50 
			 1998 70 
			 1999 60 
			 2000 50 
			 2001 55 
			 2002 40 
			 2003 40 
			 2004 30 
		
	
	Note:
	Estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 to prevent disclosure.
	For further information on business start ups and closures, please see the National Statistics publication "VAT Registrations and De-registrations: Business Start-ups and Closures", which is available free of charge on the SBS website: http://www.sbsgov.uk/analytical
	The data also differ slightly from those published by the Small-Business Service (SBS) as adjustments for death lags have only been applied to the published data.

Police (Shooting Incidents)

Gregory Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many incidents involving shots being fired by police officers in Northern Ireland have been investigated by the Policing Ombudsman; and in how many instances there was a finding of non-justification of the action taken by the officers concerned.

Shaun Woodward: The Police Ombudsman's Office has advised that in the last five years 49 such incidents were referred to the Ombudsman for investigation. Of these, 21 are currently under investigation.
	The Ombudsman has confirmed that the term "non-justification" is not a classification that she would use in the closure of such matters. Of the 28 cases investigated and closed, 12 contained recommendations for action on a number of issues.

Schools

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many integrated schools have opened in Northern Ireland in each of the past 20 years.

Angela Smith: All but one of the 56 existing integrated schools have been established over the past 20 years and these schools are as detailed in the following table. Lagan college is the exception, as it opened in 1981.
	
		
			  Integrated primary school (IPS) Post-primary integrated college (IC) 
		
		
			 1985 Forge IPS, Belfast Hazelwood IC, Newtownabbey 
			  Hazelwood IPS, Newtownabbey  
			
			 1986 All Children's IPS, Newcastle  
			
			 1987 Bridge IPS, Banbridge  
			  Mill Strand IPS, Portrush  
			
			 1988 Windmill IPS  
			
			 1989 Braidside IPS, Ballymena  
			  Enniskillen IPS  
			
			 1990 Omagh IPS  
			  Portadown IPS(47)  
			
			 1991 Carhill Controlled IPS, Garvagh Brownlow Controlled IC 
			  Corran IPS, Larne  
			  Oakgrove IPS, Londonderry  
			
			 1992 Acorn IPS, Carrickfergus Oakgrove IC, Londonderry 
			
			 1993 Cranmore IPS, Belfast  
			  Loughview IPS, Belfast  
			  Saints and Scholars IPS, Armagh  
			
			 1994  Erne IC, Enniskillen 
			   Shimna IC, Newcastle 
			
			 1995 Portaferry Controlled IPS(47) New-Bridge IC, Loughbrickland 
			  Cedar IPS, Crossgar Drumragh IC, Omagh 
			   Integrated College, Dungannon 
			
			 1996 Oakwood IPS, Derriaghy North Coast IC, Coleraine 
			  Rathenraw IPS, Antrim Slemish IC, Ballymena 
			  Hilden Controlled IPS, Lisburn(47)  
			
			 1997 Annsborough Controlled IPS, Castlewellan Malone IC, Belfast 
			   Strangford IC, Carrowdore 
			   Ulidia IC, Carrickfergus 
			
			 1998 Bangor Central Controlled IPS(47) Down Academy Controlled IC(47) 
			  Kilbroney IPS, Rostrevor Fort Hill Controlled IC(47) 
			  Kircubbin IPS Priory Controlled IC(47) 
			
			 1999 Spires IPS, Magherafelt  
			
			 2000 Millennium IPS, Saintfield  
			
			 2001 Carnlough Controlled IPS(47)  
			
			 2002  Sperrin IC, Magherafelt 
			
			 2003 Glengormley Controlled IPS  
			  Maine IPS, Randalstown  
			  Round Tower Controlled IPS, Antrim  
			
			 2004 Drumlins IPS, Ballynahinch Armagh IC 
			  Glencraig Controlled IPS, Holywood(47)  
			  Phoenix IPS, Cookstown  
			  Roe Valley IPS, Limavady  
			
			 2005 Groarty Controlled IPS(47)  
		
	
	(47) Year of transformation to integrated status or date grant-maintained integrated status acquired.

Smoking

Andrew Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what actions he has taken to ensure that the smoking ban in public places will be enforced.

Shaun Woodward: The draft Smoking (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is currently the subject of a public consultation exercise. This exercise, which ends on 5 May, seeks views on a number of key areas, including enforcement.

Teacher Training

Sammy Wilson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many teacher training places were available at (a) Stranmillis College and (b) St. Mary's College in each of the last five years; how many students applied to each college in each year; what the religious background of students at each college was in each year; and how many teacher training students there were at (i) undergraduate and (ii) postgraduate level at each college in each year.

Angela Smith: The information requested is as follows:
	
		Initial teacher training places at St. Mary's and Stranmillis University Colleges 2001/02 to 2004/05
		
			  Academic year St. Mary's University College Stranmillis University College 
		
		
			 2001/02 230 210 
			 2002/03 235 216 
			 2003/04 240 216 
			 2004/05 240 210 
			 2005/06 230 196 
		
	
	Source:
	Department of Education
	
		Applications received for initial teacher training courses at St Mary's and Stranmillis University Colleges 2001/02 to 2004/05
		
			  Academic year St. Mary's University College Stranmillis University College 
		
		
			 2001/02 946 1,410 
			 2002/03 945 1,688 
			 2003/04 2,181 1,893 
			 2004/05 2,462 2,170 
			 2005/06 2,077 1,517 
		
	
	Source:
	St. Mary's University College, Stranmillis University College.
	Note:
	From 2003/04 to 2005/06, St. Mary's University College used the
	Universities and Colleges Admissions Service to process course applications. Please note that a student may apply for more than one course or to both institutions and may therefore be included more than once.
	
		Religious background of all students enrolled at St. Mary's and Stranmillis University Colleges 2001/02 to 2004/05
		
			 Academic year St. Mary's University College 
			  Protestant Roman Catholic Other Not known Total 
		
		
			 2001/02 20 601 — * 1,020 
			 2002/03 26 819 0 290 1,135 
			 2003/04 28 845 — * 1,155 
			 2004/05 25 819 0 289 1,133 
		
	
	
		
			 Academic year Stranmillis University College 
			  Protestant Roman Catholic Other Not known Total 
		
		
			 2001/02 863 163 23 335 1,384 
			 2002/03 930 188 30 243 1,391 
			 2003/04 939 190 34 208 1,371 
			 2004/05 984 205 38 234 1,461 
		
	
	Note:
	To prevent the identification of individuals, figures less than 5 have been suppressed and are denoted by —. Figures which could allow those figures to be calculated have been replaced by *.
	Source:
	Higher Education Statistics Agency
	
		Student enrolments on initial teacher training courses at St. Mary's and Stranmillis University Colleges by level of study2001/02 to 2004/05
		
			 Academic year St. Mary's University College 
			  Undergraduate Postgraduate Total 
		
		
			 2001/02 706 14 720 
			 2002/03 753 17 770 
			 2003/04 790 16 806 
			 2004/05 786 20 806 
		
	
	
		
			 Academic year Stranmillis University College 
			  Undergraduate Postgraduate Total 
		
		
			 2001/02 710 35 745 
			 2002/03 741 41 782 
			 2003/04 762 40 802 
			 2004/05 789 42 831 
		
	
	Source:
	Higher Education Statistics Agency.
	HESA data for the 2005/06 academic year is not yet available.

Thomas "Slab" Murphy

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what his assessment is of the current whereabouts of Thomas "Slab" Murphy.

Shaun Woodward: The NIO does not comment about ongoing police investigations.

Affordable Housing

Anne McIntosh: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will make a statement on planning procedures for affordable homes.

Yvette Cooper: Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 : Housing (PPG3) and DETR Circular 6/98 Planning and Affordable Housing set out current policy in relation to planning for affordable housing.
	Draft Planning Policy Statement 3 : Housing (PPS3), published for consultation in December 2005, brings together the policies in PPG3 and the Circular. It would require local planning authorities:
	To identify the level, size, type and location of affordable housing needed in their areas, having regard to relevant sub-regional housing market assessments and regional and local housing and community strategies.
	In the light of this analysis, to formulate policies for their plans, including an overall target for affordable housing provision.
	To ensure that individual proposals for housing development in their areas are consistent with those policies and, where appropriate, make a contribution to the achievement of the target.
	Our policy intention remains to ensure that affordable housing, where it is needed, is provided on site, in order to contribute towards mixed and inclusive communities.

Haven Gateway

Douglas Carswell: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what meetings his Department has had with lobbyists and public affairs consultants acting on behalf of the Haven Gateway Partnership; and if he will make a statement.

Yvette Cooper: No meetings have taken place between the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and lobbyists or public affairs consultants acting on behalf of the Haven Gateway Partnership.
	Officials from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister have held meetings with the Haven Gateway Partnership regarding their proposals for housing growth as part of their plans to build sustainable communities. These meetings included a consultant working for the Regional Development Agency, but we are not aware of any meetings with lobbyist of public affairs consultants. We have recently received a submission from the Haven Gateway Partnership setting out their case to be awarded New Growth Point status and funding. We are considering this submission along with others that have been received.

Departmental Televisions

Jo Swinson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many television sets are in operation in the Department (a) in total, (b) in Minister's private offices and (c) in each office building in the Department; and how many television licences are held by the Department.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has the following number of television sets and television licences:
	
		
			 Property Total number of ODPM owned TV sets in the building Number of TVs in Minister's private office Licence held in ODPM's name Licence held in another's name 
		
		
			 26 Whitehall, London 24 8 — 1 
			 Eland House, London 12 6 1 — 
			 Ashdown House, London 4 n/a 1 — 
			 Exchange Tower, London 0 n/a n/a — 
			 Ashdown House, Hastings 0 n/a n/a — 
			 Hempstead House, Hemel Hempstead 1 n/a 1 — 
			 Building 3, Garston 1 n/a 1 — 
			 1 High St., Glossop 0 n/a n/a — 
			 Fire Experimental Unit, Moreton-in-Marsh 2 n/a 1 — 
			 Hangar 97 Little Rissington 0 n/a n/a — 
			 Marchington, Staffordshire 1 n/a 1 — 
			 ODPM Total 45 14 6 1 
		
	
	ODPM also has three Executive agencies. The QEII Conference Centre which has six televisions for the use of delegates, the Fire Service College provides residential training for the fire and rescue service and has 478 televisions in student bedrooms and common rooms and the Planning Inspectorate which has no televisions. Both the QEII Conference Centre and the Fire Service College have TV licences.
	These figures do not include display units that are used solely for the dissemination of departmental information to staff or TVs associated with video conferencing facilities.
	This answer also does not include the buildings occupied by the Government offices, who carry out functions on behalf of 10 Government Departments.

Fire and Rescue Services

Andrew Dismore: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the total annual budget for each fire authority in England was in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what the budget deficit was in each case where this occurred.

Jim Fitzpatrick: The annual budget of a local authority is usually measured by its budget requirement. This must not change between (forecast) budget and (actual) outturn. Also, prior to 1 April 2004, the budget requirement for combined fire authorities in shire areas was zero as fire authority expenditure was financed entirely by payments from county or unitary councils in their area.
	To give a more consistent picture across the last 10 years I have tabled the
	service expenditure of each single purpose fire authority in England for each of the
	last ten years for which data are available.
	
		Total service expenditure by single purpose fire authorities for each year from 1995—96 to 2004—05
		
			   1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 
		
		
			 E6101 Avon Combined Fire Authority(53) — 24,220 25,622 27,052 28,544 
			 E6102 Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 14,113 14,427 16,107 
			 E6103 Berkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 18,617 20,054 
			 E6104 Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 13,383 14,045 14,342 
			 E6105 Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 14,845 16,369 
			 E6106 Cheshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 24,378 26,976 
			 E6107 Cleveland Combined Fire Authority(53) — 20,909 21,396 21,771 23,013 
			 E6110 Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 20,382 23,021 23,706 
			 E6111 Devon Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 28,717 30,999 
			 E6112 Dorset Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 15,039 16,635 17,385 
			 E6113 Durham Combined Fire Authority(53) — . 16,399 16,675 17,451 
			 E6114 East Sussex Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 19,827 20,055 22,488 
			 E6115 Essex Combined Fire Authority(53) — _ — 42,472 45,085 
			 E6117 Hampshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 33,466 35,921 39,421 
			 E6118 Hereford & Worcester Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 16,661 17,529 
			 E6120 Humberside Combined Fire Authority(53) — 24,742 26,638 27,733 28,691 
			 E6122 Kent Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 42,388 45,176 
			 E6123 Lancashire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 40,939 43,113 
			 E6124 Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 17,358 19,188 19,836 
			 E6127 North Yorkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — 16,038 17,090 17,449 19,132 
			 E6130 Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — — 25,804 27,294 
			 E6132 Shropshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — . — 11,368 12,503 
			 E6134 Staffordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 23,043 24,150 25,053 
			 E6139 Wiltshire Combined Fire Authority(53) — — 11,900 12,484 13,483 
			 E6142 Greater Manchester Fire and CD Authority 70,409 73,474 77,164 79,733 81,512 
			 E6143 Merseyside Fire and CD Authority 47,187 52,737 52,113 55,166 57,804 
			 E6144 South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority 30,491 31,257 33,244 36,004 38,293 
			 E6145 Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority 35,889 36,983 38,002 41,907 41,451 
			 E6146 West Midlands Fire and CD Authority 67,469 69,578 73,645 77,775 80,982 
			 E6147 West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority 53,017 54,574 57,280 59,920 63,221 
			 E6160 London Fire and CD Authority2 250,060 259,190 265,489 275,287 280,626 
		
	
	
		
			   2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–042 2004–052 
		
		
			 E6101 Avon Combined Fire Authority(53) 29,924 31,332 33,837 34,935 39,700 
			 E6102 Bedfordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 16,158 17,405 18,645 20,250 21,726 
			 E6103 Berkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 21,066 22,434 23,803 26,230 29,594 
			 E6104 Buckinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 15,786 16,525 17,393 19,685 19,594 
			 E6105 Cambridgeshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 17,306 18,171 18,527 22,346 23,858 
			 E6106 Cheshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 25,538 27,815 28,726 33,945 40,332 
			 E6107 Cleveland Combined Fire Authority(53) 24,096 25,491 26,710 30,013 33,350 
			 E6110 Derbyshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 25,065 25,839 26,893 26,963 31,152 
			 E6111 Devon Combined Fire Authority(53) 32,513 33,997 36,227 39,023 44,272 
			 E6112 Dorset Combined Fire Authority(53) 18,080 18,966 20,258 17,509 23,541 
			 E6113 Durham Combined Fire Authority(53) 18,330 20,084 20,758 23,949 23,407 
			 E6114 East Sussex Combined Fire Authority(53) 23,306 24,348 26,934 20,937 31,825 
			 E6115 Essex Combined Fire Authority(53) 47,383 49,691 51,591 54,349 59,430 
			 E6117 Hampshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 40,743 44,711 47,597 51,390 54,919 
			 E6118 Hereford and Worcester Combined Fire Authority(53) 17,766 19,455 20,768 22,399 24,519 
			 E6120 Humberside Combined Fire Authority(53) 30,598 31,291 32,532 32,595 38,193 
			 E6122 Kent Combined Fire Authority(53) 46,105 48,054 49,743 52,927 56,669 
			 E6123 Lancashire Combined Fire Authority(53) 44,243 45,905 48,467 51,791 55,642 
			 E6124 Leicestershire Combined Fire Authority(53) 21,117 22,075 23,330 24,871 29,396 
			 E6127 North Yorkshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 18,663 20,087 23,348 21,515 21,053 
			 E6130 Nottinghamshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 28,221 30,290 31,722 33,127 37,378 
			 E6132 Shropshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 12,688 12,796 14,545 15,363 16,183 
			 E6134 Staffordshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 25,347 27,350 28,807 31,546 34,207 
			 E6139 Wiltshire Combined Fire Authority(53) 15,126 15,764 16,840 17,383 19,299 
			 E6142 Greater Manchester Fire and CD Authority 86,244 89,300 94,729 92,638 97,625 
			 E6143 Merseyside Fire and CD Authority 58,847 61,022 62,525 60,564 65,715 
			 E6144 South Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority 37,880 41,470 43,371 42,640 50,143 
			 E6145 Tyne and Wear Fire and CD Authority 44,559 45,905 48,449 45,362 50,180 
			 E6146 West Midlands Fire and CD Authority 83,252 87,781 90,682 87,491 99,285 
			 E6147 West Yorkshire Fire and CD Authority 64,657 67,508 71,156 69,864 78,940 
			 E6160 London Fire and CD Authority(55) — — — — — 
		
	
	(53) Fire authorities did not exist until the first year shown and were created following local government reorganisation. All fire services were previously provided by the county council.
	(54) Figures for 2003–04 and 2004–05 are presented on a Financial Reporting Standard 17 (FRS17) basis. All other years are presented on a non-FRS17 basis.
	(55) London Fire Authority became part of the Greater London Authority in 2000–01.
	Source:
	ODPM Revenue Outturn (RO) returns 1995–96 to 2004–05—RS data.

Homelessness

Jeremy Browne: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many people were homeless in (a) England, (b) the South West and (c) Taunton constituency in each year since 1992.

Yvette Cooper: Information about local authorities actions under homelessness legislation is collected in respect of households, rather than people, and at local authority rather than constituency level. The constituency of Taunton includes Taunton Deane District Council, West Somerset District Council and Mid Devon District Council.
	The number of households accepted by the district councils as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need for each year since 1996, and the number of households in temporary accommodation arranged by the councils under homelessness legislation as at 31 December in each year is tabled. Information is also collected on the number of people who sleep rough—that is, those who are literally roofless on a single night—and these are also presented in the table. Figures from 1992 are also presented for England and South West.
	The duty owed to a household accepted as eligible for assistance, unintentionally homeless and in priority need is to secure suitable accommodation. If a settled home is not immediately available, the authority may secure temporary accommodation until a settled home becomes available. As an alternative to the provision of temporary accommodation some authorities arrange for households to remain in their current accommodation (homeless at home), until a settled solution becomes available.
	
		Households accepted(56)as homeless during the year, households in temporary accommodation(57) at the end of the year, andnumbers of rough sleepers(58)
		
			  Taunton Deane District Council West Somerset District Council 
			  Households accepted during the year Households in TA as at 31 December Rough sleepers Households accepted during the year Households in TA as at 31 December Rough sleepers 
		
		
			 1992 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 1993 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 1994 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 1995 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 1996(59) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 
			 1997 227 67 n/a 36 3 n/a 
			 1998 272 113 1 49 8 0 
			 1999 336 149 2 80 12 0 
			 2000 291 186 2 90 23 0 
			 2001 244 197 0 91 21 0 
			 2002 254 175 0 135 34 0 
			 2003 260 125 0 91 31 0 
			 2004(60) 234 111 0 114 52 0 
			 2005(60) 281 97 0 72 52 0 
		
	
	
		
			  Mid Devon District Council South West 
			  Households accepted during the year Households in TA as at 31 December Rough sleepers Households accepted during the year Households in TA as at 31 December Rough sleepers 
		
		
			 1992 n/a n/a n/a 8,990 n/a n/a 
			 1993 n/a n/a n/a 9,370 n/a n/a 
			 1994 n/a n/a n/a 9,210 n/a n/a 
			 1995 n/a n/a n/a 9,960 n/a n/a 
			 1996(59) n/a n/a n/a 9,830 n/a n/a 
			 1997 98 17 n/a 8,780 2,920 n/a 
			 1998 83 102 9 8,910 4,380 290 
			 1999 131 155 9 9,480 4,520 203 
			 2000 137 132 0 11,170 5,270 124 
			 2001 142 153 0 11,380 5,280 75 
			 2002 160 225 0 12,280 5,820 61 
			 2003 160 364 0 11,770 6,460 64 
			 2004(60) 170 181 0 10,100 6,410 44 
			 2005(60) 132 170 0 8,650 6,710 50 
		
	
	
		
			  England 
			  Households accepted during the year Households in TA as at 31 December Rough sleepers 
		
		
			 1992 138,740 63,070 n/a 
			 1993 127,630 53,580 n/a 
			 1994 118,490 45,630 n/a 
			 1995 117,490 44,140 n/a 
			 1996(59) 113,590 42,190 n/a 
			 1997 102,000 44,870 n/a 
			 1998 104,630 53,790 1,850 
			 1999 105,370 62,180 1,633 
			 2000 111,340 73,080 1,180 
			 2001 117,830 77,510 703 
			 2002 123,840 85,140 596 
			 2003 135,590 94,610 504 
			 2004(60) 127,770 101,030 508 
			 2005(60) 100,170 98,730 459 
		
	
	n/a = Data not available.
	(56) Households eligible under homelessness legislation, found to be unintentionally homeless and in a priority need category, and consequently owed homelessness duty.
	(57) Households in accommodation either pending a decision on their homelessness application or awaiting allocation of a settled home following acceptance. Excludes those households designated as "homeless at home" that have remained in their existing accommodation and have the same rights to suitable alternative accommodation as those in accommodation arranged by the authority.
	(58) Number of persons sleeping rough, based on local authority mid-year counts or estimates. Data not collected prior to 1998.
	(59) reflects households accepted and housed under homelessness provisions of the 1985 Housing Act; subsequent years includes cases accepted under the 1996 Housing Act.
	(60) Provisional data.
	Source:
	ODPM P1E Homelessness returns (quarterly) and HSSA returns (annual)

Housing

Eric Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what changes the 2006 Budget makes to the Government's targets for increasing the provision of shared ownership.

Yvette Cooper: In his 2006 Budget statement on 22 March, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the allocation of £970 million in 2006–08 for shared equity schemes to help 35,000 new homeowners get their first step on the home ownership ladder. This will contribute to the Government's previously stated target of helping over 100,000 more households into home ownership from 2005 to 2010.
	The intention to establish a Shared Equity Task Force was announced on 22 March also. This is being led by me and John Healey to examine further ways to increase the number of people able to benefit from shared equity programmes and help the growing number of "intermediate" households. The Task Force will report by the end of 2006 to inform decisions on the Comprehensive Spending Review in the summer of 2007.

Housing

Diana Johnson: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how much the Government has made available for housing in Hull in each year since 1997.

Yvette Cooper: The following table shows expenditure through Social Housing Grant and housing capital allocations to the local authority in Kingston upon Hull for 1997–98 to 2004–05.
	
		
			   £ million 
			  Expenditure through social housing grant Housing capital allocations 
		
		
			 1997–98 2.36 7.1 
			 1998–99 2.70 9.4 
			 1999–2000 2.97 9.9 
			 2000–01 1.77 16.1 
			 2001–02 3.28 22.3 
			 2002–03 2.92 23.6 
			 2003–04 0.40 22.2 
			 2004–05 1.47 23.3 
		
	
	Social Housing Grant is expenditure through the Housing Corporation's Approved Development Programme (ADP) and Local Authority Social Housing Grant (up to 2002–03).
	Housing Capital Allocations include Housing Investment Programme/Regional Housing Board investment, Major Repairs Allowance (from 2001–02) and Capital Receipts Initiative (from 1997–98 to 1999–2000 only).
	A breakdown of how the local authority capital allocations were used is not available.

Investments/Property Portfolio

Eric Pickles: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what obligations local authorities have to maximise the rate of return from their investments and property portfolio.

Yvette Cooper: Local authorities have no obligation to maximise returns from any form of investment. We have issued guidance on investments, under section 15 of the Local Government Act 2003, to which local authorities are required to have regard. It recommends that authorities give priority to the security and liquidity of their investments. They are free to seek the highest rate of return consistent with those priorities.

Regional Administration

Robert Syms: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list the (a) sources of income and (b) percentage of income derived from each source for each of the Government Offices of the Regions in each year since their creation.

Yvette Cooper: The Government Offices have only been required to identify income in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister accounts for the past two years and the details are as follows:
	(a) The sources of income as recorded by the Government Offices are minor occupiers, outward secondees, jointly funded projects. Technical Assistance funding and accommodation tariffs. There is also a miscellaneous category that picks up costs not specific to any of the above—such as rates rebates and additional OGD funding for specific projects.
	(b) The percentage of income are as follows:
	
		
			   Percentage 
			 Government Offices Minor occupiers Outward secondees Jointly funded projects Technical Assistance Tariffs Miscellaneous 
		
		
			 2004–05   
			 North East 9.82 54.26 7.13 24.96 3.84 — 
			 North West 61.59 15.16 8.10 14.10 0.87 0.19 
			 Yorks and Humber 46.76 42.08 5.10 3.95 1.44 0.66 
			 West Midlands 14.04 85.03 0.92 — — — 
			 East Midlands 15.45 61.70 6.59 14.94 1.12 0.20 
			 East 45.62 29.01 17.46 — 7.68 0.22 
			 South East — 56.44 6.72 14.84 22.01 — 
			 South West 52.62 19.60 18.59 — 8.49 0.70 
			 London 15.69 48.75 18.21 8.42 — 8.92 
			
			 2005–06   
			 North East 7.56 57.29 15.11 17.18 2.76 0.10 
			 North West 34.63 34.06 9.77 17.77 2.43 1.33 
			 Yorks and Humber 38.82 34.23 9.30 16.08 1.57 — 
			 West Midlands 20.75 59.23 2.67 17.35 — — 
			 East Midlands 10.41 54.89 0.29 33.08 — 1.33 
			 East 48.98 39.92 0.50 — 7.70 2.89 
			 South East — 61.20 7.37 14.08 17.10 0.24 
			 South West 62.33 14.15 9.67 6.81 2.48 4.56 
			 London 8.12 33.94 21.17 9.01 — 27.76

Regional Administration

Robert Syms: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister what the annual income has been of each of the Government Offices of the Regions in each year since their creation.

Yvette Cooper: The Government Offices have only been required to identify income in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister accounts for the past two years and the details are set out as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			 Government Office 2004–05 2005–06 
		
		
			 North East 548,938 899,499 
			 North West 1,637,812 888,179 
			 Yorkshire and Humber 797,334 935,082 
			 West Midlands 448,602 485,022 
			 East Midlands 527,200 796,923 
			 East 660,030 724,463 
			 South East 651,932 889,376 
			 South West 2,395,026 2,097,501 
			 London 1,203,651 1,425,885

Benefits

David Burrowes: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the estimated costs are of carrying out full benefit entitlement checks for pensioners at home.

Stephen Timms: The information requested is not available.
	The Department's systems do not currently record separately the costs of this activity.

Departmental Leave (Stress)

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many staff have been on sick leave suffering from stress in the Department in each of the last three years; and what percentage of the total staff number this represents.

Anne McGuire: The Department for Work and Pensions records sickness absence related to a range of mental health conditions under the category "Anxiety, Depression and Other Mental Health Issues". This classification includes stress-related absences but also other mental health problems such as, for example, schizophrenia and depression.
	The following table contains information about the number of employees who were absent in the years 2003 to 2005 due to anxiety, depression and other mental health issues:
	
		
			  Number of staff absent in year  Percentage absent 
		
		
			 2003 13,906 9.4 
			 2004 14,313 10.1 
			 2005 10,478 7.8 
		
	
	For the years 2003 and 2004, it is possible to extract data on the number of employees who were absent due to illness attributed to stress. Data for 2005 was not recorded in a way that enables this information to be retrieved.
	The following table contains information about the number of employees who were absent for reasons specifically attributed to stress:
	
		
			  Number of staff Percentage absent 
		
		
			 2003 7,239 4.9 
			 2004 7,545 5.3

Pathways to Work

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what proportion of the £360 million over two years allocated to the roll out of Pathways to Work is intended to cover (a) the cost of condition management programmes, (b) the £40 per week back to work credit, (c) staff training and (d) in-work support.

Margaret Hodge: The information is not available. We are still working on plans for the national roll-out of Pathways to Work and will announce these in due course.

Blood Products

Jennifer Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what imported blood products were licensed by the Medical Health Regulatory Authority between 1976 and 1990; on what date they were licensed; and if she will make a statement.

Jane Kennedy: A range of blood products which were manufactured outside of the United Kingdom, including human albumin, immunoglobulins, plasminogen, factor VIII and factor IX were authorised by the Department and its subsequent Next Steps Agency, the Medicines Control Agency, during the period 1976 to 1990. This information was derived from the current database held by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The names of the products, the product licence number and date of authorisation are shown as follows:
	Blood products that were licensed in the United Kingdom during 1976–90 and imported were manufactured in Austria or the United States of America. The following is a list currently held in the MHRA database.
	
		
			 IA Specific Product Name Date granted 
		
		
			 PI 00215/0009 Immuno Human Albumin Solution BP Injection 20%W/V 8 September 1976 
			 PI 00231/0045 Albuminar-25 Normal Serum Albumin Human USP 25 September 1980 
			 PI 00231/0056 Albuminar-5 Normal Serum Albumin Human USP 20 August 1981 
			 PI 00231/0057 Albuminar-20 Normal Serum Albumin Human USP 20 August 1981 
			 PI 03070/0007 Hyate C Lyophilised Powder For Injection 400 To 700 Units/Vial 3 December 1984 
			 PI 04447/0005 Alpha Viii Injection 250iu/5ml 19 February 1985 
			 PI 00032/0107 Atgam Injection 50mg/ml 11 April 1985 
			 PI 00215/0021 Immuno Factor Viii Inhibitor Bypassing Fraction Powder For Injection 500u 17 October 1985 
			 PI 00215/0022 Immuno Factor Viii Inhibitor Bypassing Fraction Powder For Injection l000u 17 October 1985 
			 PI 00055/0109 Gamimune-N Intravenous Immunoglobulin 5% In 10% Maltose Ph 4.25 29 August 1986 
			 PI 00215/0025 Immuno Lys-Plasminogen, Vapour Heated Freeze-Dried Bulk Powder l0g 28 February 1989 
			 PI 00215/0023 Endobulin Injection 50mg/MI 0.5g l.0g 2.5g 5.0g 7.5g l0.0g 27 June 1989 
			 PI 00231/0090 Monoclate-P Injection 250iu/Viai 13 December 1989 
			 PI 00231/0091 Monoclate-P 500, International Units Per Nominal Potency 13 December 1989 
			 PI 00231/0092 Monoclate-P 1000, IU Per Vial Nominal Potency 13 December 1989 
			 PI 04447/0007 Albutein 5% Infusion 22 January 1990 
			 PI 04447/0008 Albutein 20% 22 January 1990 
			 PI 04447/0009 Albutein 25% 22 January 1990 
			 PI 04447/0014 Venoglobulin Injection 16 March 1990 
		
	
	Data submitted in support of the applications were considered satisfactory with regard to quality, safety and efficacy requirements.

Community Hospitals

Graham Stuart: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions on community hospitals she has had with primary care trusts since the publication of the White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say.

Liam Byrne: The Department has not sent any communications, with specific reference to community hospitals, directly to primary care trusts (PCTs) since the publication of the recent Health White Paper "Our Health, Our Care, Our Say: a new direction for community service" in January 2006.
	The Department has received local correspondence, Parliamentary Questions, Treat Official cases and Private Office cases relating to community hospitals. At times, in order to respond to these items of correspondence, the Department requests briefing from the relevant strategic health authority (SHA). SHAs may contact PCTs to gather the required information.

Departmental Websites

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list (a) the websites operated by her Department and (b) the reports placed on the internet in March 2006, indicating in each case whether paper copies were also made available.

Liam Byrne: The Department operates the following externally facing websites:
	1. Department of Health (www.dh.gov.uk)
	2. National Screening Committee (www.nsc.nhs.uk)
	3. NHS Identity (www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk)
	4. Bristol Inquiry (www.bristol-inquiry.org.uk)
	5. Care Standards Tribunal (www.carestandardstribunal.gov.uk)
	6. Carers (www.carers.gov.uk)
	7. London's Health (www.londonshealth.gov.uk)
	8. Minority Health (www.minorityhealth.gov.uk)
	9. Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly (www.royal-commission-
	elderly.gov.uk)
	10. Royal Liverpool Children's Inquiry (www.rlcinquiry.org.uk)
	11. MMR The Facts (www.mmrthefacts.nhs.uk)
	12. Care Services Improvement Partnership (www.csip.org.uk)
	13. 18 Weeks Delivery Programme (www.18weeks.nhs.uk)
	14. 5-a-day (www.5aday.nhs.uk)
	15. Breastfeeding (www.breastfeeding.nhs.uk)
	16. Expert Patients Programme (www.expertpatients.nhs.uk)
	17. Healthy Start (www.healthystart.nhs.uk)
	18. Immunisation (www.immunisation.nhs.uk)
	19. NHS Comms Link (www.nhscommslink.nhs.uk)
	20. NHS Live (www.nhslive.nhs.uk)
	21. NHS Photo Library (www.photolibrary.nhs.uk)
	22. Your Life! (www.yourlife.nhs.uk)
	23. Your Health, Your care, Your Say resources (www.yoursayresources.nhs.uk)
	24. Caring about Carers (www.carers.gov.uk)
	25. Minority Health (www.minorityhealth.gov.uk)
	26. NHS Identity (www.nhsidentity.nhs.uk)
	27. Playing Safely campaign site (www.playingsafely.co.uk)
	28. Social Work Careers (www.socialworkcareers.co.uk)
	29. Talk to Frank campaign site (www.talktofrank.com)
	30. C.A.L.M. campaign site (www.thecalmzone.net)
	31. Think About Drink campaign site (www.wrecked.co.uk)
	32. NHS Modernisation Agency (www.wise.nhs.uk)
	33. UK National Screening Committee (www.nsc.nhs.uk)
	34. Giving Up Smoking (www.givingupsmoking.co.uk)
	35. Health and Social Care Awards (www.healthandsocialcareawards.org)
	36. NHS Editorial Library (www.editorial-library.nhs.uk)
	37. Face It: Hepatitis C Information (www.hepc.nhs.uk)
	38. Health Needs Mapping (www.healthmapping.nhs.uk)
	39. Nursing UK (www.nursinguk.nhs.uk)
	40. The National Research Register (www.nrr.nhs.uk)
	41. The Research Findings Register (www.refer.nhs.uk)
	42. NHS Jobs (www.jobs.nhs.uk)
	43. North Western Deanery (www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk)
	44. The Shipman Inquiry website (www.the-shipman-inquiry.org.uk)
	45. The Victoria Climbie Inquiry website (www.victoria-climbie-inquiry.org.uk)
	46. NHS Housing (www.housing.nhs.uk)
	47. National Leadership Network (www.nationalleadershipnetwork.org)
	Department reports are published on the main corporate website, www.dh.gov.uk.
	The Department does not keep a list of individual reports added to its website. The information shown in the table was put together using the site search functionality. It identifies items described as 'reports' added to the site during March 2006. For completeness, other publications added to the site during the same period are also listed. We have indicated where alternative versions including paper copies of the report or publication were also made available.
	There were 11 reports and 34 other publications in total. These figures exclude press releases, bulletins, circulars and letters, directions, committee minutes, leaflets, full and partial regulatory impact assessments.
	
		Department of Health reports
		
			 Report title PDF version Paper copy 
		
		
			 Changes to regulatory framework for adult social care services Yes No 
			 Consultation on simplification of reimbursement rules for NHS dispensing contractors: Summary of responses Yes No 
			 Creating the future: Modernising careers for salaried dentists in primary care—Stakeholder consultation response report Yes No 
			 Expert Advisory Group on AIDS annual report 2005 Yes No 
			 Let me in—I'm a researcher! Yes Yes 
			 Making a difference: Safe and secure data sharing between health and adult social care staff Yes No 
			 Partnerships for Older People Projects: Making the shift to prevention Yes Yes 
			 The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services modules one and two: Part one—Dialysis and transplantation Yes No 
			 The evidence base for the National Service Framework for Renal Services part two: Chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure and end of life care Yes No 
			 UK consultation on European Commission proposal for a programme of community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007 to 2013: Summary of responses Yes No 
			 Winter report 2005–06 Yes No 
		
	
	
		Other Department of Health publications
		
			 Publication title PDF version Paper copy 
		
		
			 A national framework to support local workforce strategy development: A guide for HR directors in the NHS and social care Yes Yes 
			 Choice of scan Phase 2: guidance Yes No 
			 Community nurses' handbook revised edition Yes Yes 
			 Controlled drugs: Monitoring and inspection guidelines—Core activities for CD monitoring and inspection work—Primary care Yes No 
			 DfES Personal, social and health education certification for community nurses handbook Yes Yes 
			 Direct payments for people with mental health problems: A guide to action Yes No 
			 From segregation to inclusion: Commissioning guidance on day services for people with mental health problems Yes Yes 
			 Gershon efficiency programme 2004 to 2008: High level delivery plan Yes No 
			 Government response to the Health Committee's report on changes to primary care trusts Yes Yes 
			 Government response to the House of Commons Health Committee's First Report of Session 2005–06: Smoking in Public Places Yes Yes 
			 Guidelines for the investigation and management of mucopolysaccharidosis type VI Yes No 
			 Initial guide for the commissioning of in-patient and residential rehabilitation drug and alcohol treatment interventions as part of treatment systems Yes No 
			 Looking for a school nurse Yes Yes 
			 Measuring Childhood Obesity: Guidance to Primary Care Trusts Yes No 
			 National heart and lung transplant standards Yes No 
			 NHS continuing health care: Action following the Grogan judgment Yes No 
			 NHS Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No 
			 Partnerships for Older People Projects Grant—Guidance note for applications for 2007–08 Yes No 
			 Payment by results: Implementation support guide 2006–07 (technical guidance) Yes No 
			 Practice based commissioning: achieving universal coverage Yes Yes 
			 Primary Care Trust: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No 
			 Recognising, understanding and addressing performance problems in healthcare organisations providing care to NHS patients Yes No 
			 Safer management of controlled drugs : Monitoring and Inspection guidelines—Core Activities for CD Monitoring and Inspection Work—Primary Care Yes No 
			 Safer management of controlled drugs: Guidance on strengthened governance arrangements Yes No 
			 Safer management of controlled drugs: Private CD prescriptions and other changes to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs Yes No 
			 School nurse: practice development resource pack 2006: Specialist Community Public Health Nurse Yes Yes 
			 Shared learning: Managing and minimising Failure To Attends (FTAs) Yes No 
			 Strategic Health Authority: model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions March 2006 Yes No 
			 Supporting people with long term conditions to self care Yes Yes 
			 Supporting women into the mainstream: Commissioning women-only community day services Yes Yes 
			 Sustainable development action plan 2006 Yes No 
			 Transition: getting it right for young people Yes Yes 
			 Vocational services for people with severe mental health problems: Commissioning guidance Yes Yes 
			 Volunteers across the NHS: Improving the patient experience and creating a patient-led service Yes Yes

Health White Paper

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether she plans to make the obligation on primary care trusts to provide up-to-date, authoritative information to the public as described in paragraph 3.25, page 61, of her White Paper, Our Health, Our Care, Our Say, Cm 6737, a statutory requirement; whether she plans to provide additional resources to primary care trusts to enable them to meet this commitment; and if she will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: Our aim is that patients should be able to exercise choice in deciding the general practice with which to register. We expect primary care trusts (PCTs) to support patients in this by providing transparent and comparable information on all practices within their areas and intend to place a duty on them to do so. PCTs will be expected to fund any consequential costs from within their allocations.

McKinsey's

Rosie Cooper: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been spent by (a) her Department and (b) strategic health authorities on (i) management consultants and (ii) contracts with McKinsey's in (A) 2002, (B) 2003, (C) 2004 and (D) so far in 2005.

Liam Byrne: The total cost external consultancy procured by the Department, where in house resources were not available, is shown in table 1 following.
	
		Table 1
		
			  Amount (£000) 
		
		
			 2002–03 7,266 
			 2003–04 10,031 
			 2004–05 12,800 
			 2005–06(To date) (69)4,658 
		
	
	(69) The 2005–06 spending is lower because we have reviewed the data for this period and rectified miscoding of the category codes so that it represents the true expenditure on external consultants up to the 31 January 2006.
	The Department does not collect information that would allow for an analysis of the type of consultant engaged.
	The fees paid to McKinsey's in the last four financial years (to date) are shown in table 2 following.
	
		Table 2
		
			  Amount (£000) 
		
		
			 2002–03 0 
			 2003–04 0 
			 2004–05 240 
			 2005–06 (To date) 1,275 
		
	
	Information relating to the strategic health authority's expenditure on management consultants and with McKinsey's in particular is not held centrally.

NHS Audiologists

Diana Johnson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many NHS audiologists there are in Kingston upon Hull; and if she will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
	
		National health service hospital and community health services: qualified audiology staff in the North and East Yorkshire and East Lincolnshire strategic health authority (SHA) area as at 30 September 2005
		
			  Headcount 
		
		
			 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire SHA 40 
			 Of which:  
			 Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust 14 
		
	
	Source:
	NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre, non-medical workforce census 2005.

Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme

Philip Hammond: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what her Department's employer contribution rates to the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme are; what assumed rate of return underlies those contribution rates; and what the contribution rate would be if the assumed rate of return was in line with current redemption yield on index-linked gilts.

Liam Byrne: As you are aware the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme is overseen by the Cabinet Office. It is therefore appropriate, in this instance, that the Cabinet Office respond to you directly. You should have received a reply from them in response to your questions.

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total expenditure of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust was in each year between (a) 2001–02 and (b) 2005–06.

Jane Kennedy: The table shows data from 2001–02 to 2004–05, which is the latest year for which information is available.
	Figures given are the total operating expenses of the Royal Free Hampstead national health service trust for each of the relevant years. Figures for 2005–06 cannot be supplied; they will be available in the autumn.
	Total operating expenses of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust.
	
		
			  £000 
			  Amount 
		
		
			 2001–02 238,223 
			 2002–03 265,071 
			 2003–04 296,023 
			 2004–05 342,330

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust

John Bercow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health 
	(1)  what discussions she has had with the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust about the future of the Nuffield speech and language unit;
	(2)  what assessment she has made of (a) the work undertaken and (b) the results achieved by the Nuffield speech and language unit.

Jane Kennedy: No discussions have been held between Ministers and the Royal Free Hampstead national health service trust about the future of the Nuffield speech and language unit. It is for the local NHS to make assessments on the work undertaken and results achieved in services provided for the local community, as this is where knowledge and expertise lie. However, my hon. Friend, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Community Care (Liam Byrne) held a discussion with the hon. Member during a debate on this matter held on 25 April.

Sexual Health

Andrew Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of expenditure will be committed to support the (a) improvements to sexual health services announced by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health on 20 July, (b) bowel cancer screening programme announced by the Minister of State for Health Services on 2 August and (c) announcement of extra support for research into incurable diseases announced by the Minister of State for Quality and Patient Safety on 2 December; how much expenditure there has been on each; and whether the expenditure is financed from the Centrally Funded Initiatives and Services and Special Allocations budget of her Department in each case.

Liam Byrne: On 20 July 2005, my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Caroline Flint) announced an additional £15 million capital funding to make improvements to genitourinary medicine services. The funding was allocated to strategic health authorities last September.
	The Government have stated their commitment to a national bowel cancer screening programme, for which funding has been agreed. On 30 January 2006, the new Health White Paper, "Our Health, our care, our say: a new direction for community services", reaffirmed that the programme will be rolled out from April 2006.
	The statement made by my hon. Friend (Jane Kennedy) on 2 December 2005 was part of the overall United Kingdom Government response to the UK stem cell initiative report. This included a number of commitments over the next decade from the Government Departments and the research councils. The Department fully intends to meet a commitment to provide an additional £100 million for national health service research and development compared with 2003–04 levels and the eligible service support costs of clinical stem cell research within the NHS.

Trust Spending (Gloucestershire)

David Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much each health trust operating within Gloucestershire spent in each year since 1997 in (a) cash and (b) real terms.

Caroline Flint: holding answer 27 April 2006
	Operating expenses of national health service trusts in Gloucestershire, both in cash terms and in real terms at 2004–05 prices are shown in the table.
	
		
			 £000 
			 NHS trust name 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 
		
		
			 Gloucestershire Ambulance 
			 Cash 7,334 7,564 8,079 8,593 9,218 10,241 11,197 15,015 
			 Real 8,611 8,656 9,067 9,519 9,965 10,730 11,431 15,015 
			  
			 East Gloucestershire 
			 Cash 92,376 98,573 109,849 118,831 130,409 — — — 
			 Real 108,454 112,803 123,282 131,638 140,983 — — — 
			  
			 Gloucestershire Royal 
			 Cash 74,672 80,057 98,626 98,040 107,515 — — — 
			 Real 87,669 91,614 110,686 108,606 116,232 — — — 
			  
			 Severn 
			 Cash 50,812 53,334 57,457 60,977 67,646 — — — 
			 Real 59,656 61,033 64,483 67,549 73,131 — — — 
			  
			 Gloucestershire Partnership 
			 Cash — — — — — 65,199 70,459 76,740 
			 Real — — — — — 68,314 71,931 76,740 
			  
			 Gloucestershire Hospitals 
			 Cash — — — — — 237,018 253,914 72,893 
			 Real — — — — — 248,342 259,218 72,893

York Hospital

Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many finished consultant episodes there were (a) in total and (b) in each specialty at York hospital in each year since 1996–97.

Liam Byrne: The information requested is shown in the table.
	
		Count of finished consultant episodes by main specialty, provider of treatment = RCB York Health Services National Health Service Trust, NHS Hospitals England, 1996–97 to 2004–05
		
			 Main specialty code Main specialty description 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 
		
		
			 & Not known — — — — — — — — 1,687 
			 100 General surgery 7,290 6,929 7,618 7,620 7,493 7,440 8,034 8,727 8,972 
			 101 Urology 4,390 4,319 4,441 4,432 4,860 4,719 4,817 5,345 5,326 
			 110 Trauma and orthopaedics 4,375 4,274 4,560 4,468 4,660 4,649 5,158 5,566 5,548 
			 120 Ear, nose and throat 2,211 1,833 2,134 2,166 2,193 2,301 2,050 2,041 2,075 
			 130 Ophthalmology 1,923 1,885 2,175 2,288 2,253 2,272 2,290 2,534 3,134 
			 140 Oral surgery 1,215 1,268 1,351 1,368 1,244 1,223 1,354 1,409 1,491 
			 141 Restorative dentistry 422 397 364 333 336 339 — — — 
			 160 Plastic surgery — — — — — — * — — 
			 170 Cardiothoracic surgery — — * — — — — — — 
			 180 Accident and emergency 1,361 731 460 134 — * 29 7 356 
			 190 Anaesthetics 1,174 2,345 2,469 2,292 1,906 1,918 1,882 1,879 1,900 
			 300 General medicine 10,604 10,961 11,592 12,002 12,888 14,076 15,561 16,536 18,003 
			 303 Haematology (clinical) 814 1,043 1,310 1,391 938 824 667 684 991 
			 330 Dermatology 132 113 170 148 127 103 75 62 49 
			 360 Genito-urinary medicine — * — — — — — * — 
			 370 Medical oncology — * * 126 348 269 190 165 166 
			 400 Neurology 441 409 404 397 429 510 520 670 508 
			 410 Rheumatology 290 351 318 265 190 184 172 256 233 
			 420 Paediatrics 3,291 3,321 3,741 4,168 3,908 4,158 4,124 4,651 4,898 
			 430 Geriatric medicine 4,311 4,561 5,254 5,021 5,216 5,448 6,160 7,756 9,316 
			 502 Gynaecology 13,572 13,471 13,257 9,306 9,312 9,463 9,310 9,738 10,664 
			 610 General practice with maternity function 201 125 493 1,737 1,648 1,359 1,581 1,631 — 
			 620 General practice other than maternity 519 522 480 437 411 370 — — — 
			 700 Mental handicap 76 42 38 40 35 46 — — — 
			 710 Mental illness 993 874 904 694 686 614 — — — 
			 711 Child and adolescent psychiatry 53 44 42 48 50 53 — — — 
			 715 Old age psychiatry 677 643 663 685 616 612 — — — 
			 800 Radiotherapy * — — — — — — — — 
			 810 Radiology — — * * — — * * — 
			 822 Chemical pathology 67 72 121 190 80 80 38 40 214 
			 824 Histopathology — — — * — — — — — 
			 Total  60,404 60,536 64,367 61,758 61,827 63,032 64,015 69,699 75,531 
		
	
	Notes:
	Finished consultant episode (FCE)
	A FCE is defined as a period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one health care provider. The figures do not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one episode of care within the year.
	Ungrossed data
	Figures have not been adjusted for shortfalls in data, that is the data is ungrossed.
	Low numbers
	Due to reasons of confidentiality, figures between 1 and 5 have been suppressed and replaced with "*" (an asterisk).
	Source:
	Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), NHS Health and Social Care Information Centre.